Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept.7
Trend:
Armenian armed forces have 21 times violated the ceasefire on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, said Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry Sept. 7.
Armenian armed forces, stationed in Barekamavan village of Armenia’s Noyemberian district, Aygedzor village of Berd district opened fire at Azerbaijani positions located in Qaymaqli village of Gazakh district, Kokhanebi and Agbulag villages of Tovuz district.
Positions of the Azerbaijani army also underwent fire from the Armenian positions located near occupied Qaraqashli, Javakhirli, Yusifjanli, Sarijali villages of Aghdam district, Ashagi Veyselli and Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of Fuzuli district, Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district, as well as in nameless heights in Goranboy and Tartar districts.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.